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A 19-minute color film featuring Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely (1925–1992) describing his monumental kinetic sculpture “Chaos No. 1” in Columbus, Indiana. The film also includes architect Cesar Pelli (1926–2019) talking about his building Commons and…

A 20-minute black and white video featuring Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely (1925–1992) describing his monumental kinetic sculpture “Chaos No. 1” in Columbus, Indiana. The video footage was shot during the installation of “Chaos No. 1” in the Cesar…

A 7-minute video recording created by combining two 3-minute recordings of the 1971 transportation of Henry Moore's "Large Arch" from Louisville, Kentucky to Columbus, Indiana. "Large Arch" was made at the Hermann Noack foundry in Berlin, West…

Henry Moore's "Large Arch" was made using the sand cast process for creating bronze sculptures. The illustration outlines the seven steps in the sand cast process.

A color photo of Cleo Rogers Memorial Library and the library plaza containing Henry Moore's "Large Arch." One person can be seen on the library plaza next to "Large Arch," and another person is on the library steps. On the reverse is Balthazar…

A color photo of community members gathering in the library plaza for the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library dedication ceremony. Photo was taken May 16, 1971, the day the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library and Herny Moore's "Large Arch" sculpture were…

A newspaper article from The Republic (Columbus, Indiana) which describes the donation of "Large Arch." The article reports that J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller have agreed to donate Henry Moore's "Large Arch" according to library board president John…

A color photograph of the "Large Arch" construction site while the project was in progress. There is a plywood model of the sculpture at the construction site. Eliel Saarinen's First Christian Church and the First Christian Church tower can be seen…

A color photograph of the "Large Arch" construction site while the project was in progress. The Cleo Rogers Memorial Library can be seen on the left, and the Irwin Home is on the right of the construction site. On the reverse is written, "photos by…

A black and white photograph negative of the Columbus High School Choir performing during the ceremony. Photo was taken May 16, 1971, the day the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library and Henry Moore's "Large Arch" sculpture were dedicated.